Also known as Malada and Karusha, this was a town in ancient India, according to Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 50.

When Vishwamitra was traveling through the forests with Rama and Lakshmana, they asked him about the origin of the forests in which Tataka lived. Vishwamitra told them that the place was once a village called Angamalada, and was also known as Karusha and Malaja. There was a story behind the name too. When Indra killed Vritra and got a brahmahatya curse, he stayed in this place for a while to find peace. The devas found him here and poured water over his head to clean him of all the dirt that he had accumulated on his body. All the dirt then mixed with the soil of this place and from then, it was called Angamalada/Malaja/Karusha. One part of the land was called Malada and another Karusha. Indra was purified by the water and returned to the heavens. According to Ramayana Balakanda Sarga 24, since then the place was uninhabited. Later it became a forest and Tataka started living there.